quick video 4 , extreme macro digital photography tips
Subscribers view video here I’ve always thought this was a cool little trick that got me thinking about macro photography in new ways. Don’t have a real macro lens but want to get really close? Grab a lens in the…
business: photo assistants and mentoring
If you started with prophotolife at the very beginning you might remember that one of the specific reasons I started this blog was to help young photo assistants / aspiring photographers. Some of the earliest entries here were on the…
anatomy of a photo shoot: one actor, one weekend, 17 characters
link to gallery of 19 uncropped images from the shoot Sometimes things are pulled together at the relatively last minute, like this shoot for the Educational Theatre Association. A shoot like this could take weeks of planning, propping and styling,…
video: episode 23 , tripod talk – from mini to mighty
Subscribers view video here Since starting prophotolife.com I’ve been paying extra attention to questions visitors ask when in the studio. There are a surprising number of inquiries about the big (at least) 100 pound camera stands we use. The stands…
around the net: volume 15 , micro worlds and newspaper jobs
When was the last time you viewed photography you would describe as “arresting”? I don’t often use that term but that’s exactly how I feel about Andy Ilachinski’s Micro Worlds Portfolio. Andy is the author of the Tao of Digital…
Switching from Apple Mac OS X to Windows Vista ?
Can a photographer find happiness switching from Apple’s Mac OS X to Windows Vista? This photographer is going to find out in a controlled experiment. Yes, at Daylight Photo we still have our eight Mac machines up and running and…
sources of inspiration for your photography
Where do you find inspiration? Photographers often find inspiration by studying the work of other photographers. I certainly do. For both professionals and amateurs there are amazing resources like the contest sections at PDNonline. With something like 3 million photos…
buying and selling used camera gear on eBay
Do you buy used photo and camera gear on eBay? With talk of starting a new photo project in August (some great suggestions in Friday’s comments) I’ve been thinking about what equipment to use for the project. For myself, I’m…
video: episode 22, photographing a ’57 Chevy in the studio
Ever have a chance to photograph a car in a studio? At Daylight Photo we’re not completely set up for car photography but we had a chance to do this fun shoot, thanks to the Ohio Valley Camera Club, who…
around the net, volume 14: copyright, links, movies about photographers and a photo a day
Definitive copyright info I just watched a couple of very informative videos on Photoshop Insider: Scott Kelby’s exclusive interview with Attorney Ed Greenberg on copyright, model releases and shooting in public. Many of the questions posed by prophotolife readers regarding…
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